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jameson hensley
Green Bay, Wis.– Baltimore Ravens rushing back derrick henry He continued his historic performance this season, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries on Saturday night. win 41-24 But green Bay Packers,
Henry moved into 10th place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list with his big performance. His 36 carries were a career best.
Needing 64 yards rushing before the game to finish in the top 10, Henry set a physical tone from the start and exceeded that amount on the Ravens’ first two drives, leading running back Tony Dorsett with a 5-yard run in the first quarter. Henry, 31, finished in the top 10 in the 153rd game of his career, 20 less than Dorsett.
By the end of the first quarter, Henry had totaled 12,743 career yards rushing. Henry is looking to pass Eric Dickerson, who is ninth in rushing yards with 13,259 yards.
It’s been a memorable year for Henry, who entered the season at No. 19 on the league’s all-time rushing list. Henry trailed seven Hall of Fame inductees this year: Thurman Thomas (No. 16), Franco Harris (No. 15), Marcus Allen (No. 14), Edgerrin James (No. 13), Marshall Faulk (No. 12), Jim Brown (No. 11) and Tony Dorsett (No. 10).
Henry’s impressive feat came after a week in which Baltimore was criticized for not giving him the ball enough. Lost 28-24 on Sunday new England PatriotsHenry had no lead in the final 12 minutes.
On Saturday, the Ravens got Henry involved early and often. Henry carried the ball 11 times on Baltimore’s 22 plays in the first quarter and finished the Ravens’ first two drives with touchdown runs.
Henry scored another rushing touchdown late in the second quarter, his third in the first half, and passed Adrian Peterson to take sole possession of the No. 4 spot on the all-time rushing touchdown list.
Henry scored his fourth touchdown on a 25-yard run with 1:56 remaining in the game. He now has 122 career rushing touchdowns and needs one more to tie Marcus Allen for the No. 3 spot.
There is a large gap between Henry and the next closest active player on the all-time rushing list. Saquon Barkley The second leading active rusher, but he ranks 44th all-time with 8,288 yards.
